Rueda De Casino Basic Steps
Guapea[edit]
- Pronunciation: gwa-pAYah
- English:
- Related commands: Dame, Dile Que No, Enchufa
Summary: video (Media Noche). Basic step
Rueda De Casino Basic Steps For Real
Leads & Follows need to know the 11 basic steps and know their positioning in casino (one-on-one dancing) and in the rueda with the following moves (breakdown of the following footwork and moves in 3 parts): Guapea/Basico Cubano (Beginner level 1) Pal-Medio (Beginner level 1) Enchufla (Beginner level 1).
We went right from one move into the next with no basic in between. It made the dance look like a long sequence of movement so it flowed seamlessly when in fact the dance was a series of discreet steps, done back to back. A very simple example of this type of blending is the step 'festival de enchufla' or 'festival de adios.' On 567, jump to the left and cross body the next lead. Dame con Estilo- (1) While in a left to right hand hold, lead the follow into the circle on 1,2 and spin back out on 3, then walk back out on 5, 6,7. (2) On 1 the leads plant the left foot and follows plant the right foot while both are facing into the circle. Very interesting. This like a basic zodiac with its twelve sigas. On Saturday, September 24 2016, 11:11 by Synthia Roffe. En motores de 2 hp lleva dos capacitores, 1 de arranque de 590-708, 110 v, de trabajo de 60 mf 230v siemens. En Motores de 3 hp lleva dos capacitores, 1 de arranque de 590- 708, 110 v, uno de trabajo de 75 mf 230 v siemens. In the late 1950s, but it was called “casino” and “rueda de casino” Before the term Salsa began being used in New York City in the 1970s, this dance was called casino and rueda de casino, because it was danced at athletic recreation centers called “Casinos” in Havana, Cuba. Here is a video interview with the founders of rueda de casino.
Description:
All the leaders face clockwise, and all the followers face anti-clockwise, onebetween each leader.
The leader takes the follower's right hand in his left, and does a mambo step,but reversed. The left foot goes back and the right goes forward, but not veryfar, as the follower will be in the way. The leader's right hand meets thefollower's left at the same time as the right foot goes forward. They pushagainst each other, and let go with the leader's right, follower's left. Theleader's left keeps hold of the follower's right.
Meanwhile, the follower does normal mambo steps, except that the step forward issmaller, as the leader would be in the way of a bigger step.
What is Salsa Rueda De Casino?
When you are at Cincinnati’s Salsa on the Square and you see more than two people all dancing salsa together, they are probably dancing “Salsa Rueda” or what is officially known as “Salsa Rueda de Casino.”
Salsa rueda is like American square dancing, but for salsa and in a circle not a square. In salsa rueda, two or more couples dance salsa patterns that are directed by one of the dancers, known as the caller. The caller will call out different Cuban salsa patterns that might involve switching partners, clapping, yelling, stomping, or just about any movement your creative mind can think of.
What does it look like?
Here is a video of people dancing rueda at Cincinnati’s Salsa On The Square:
Where did it all begin?
Cuba! In the late 1950s, but it was called “casino” and “rueda de casino”
Before the term Salsa began being used in New York City in the 1970s, this dance was called casino and rueda de casino, because it was danced at athletic recreation centers called “Casinos” in Havana, Cuba.
Here is a video interview with the founders of rueda de casino.
Since the 1980s, Casino & Rueda de Casino has been popular enough in Cuba to be broadcast consistently on a national television show called “Bailar Casino”. In Cuba, rueda is taken seriously. Different neighborhoods in Havana and other cities will compete against each other in competitions.
Here is a performance from a Cuban rueda de casino dance competition:
International Appeal
Casino & rueda de casino, has spread throughout the world. Dancers and events can be found in every nation. Lots of dancers creates the opportunity for flash mobs and mega ruedas!
Here is a Rueda Flash Mob in Venezuela!
Check out this video of the worlds largest rueda dance that was performed in Greece in 2014:
How much do I have to know?
Not as much as you think. And it depends on whether you are a leader or follower. Leaders have to know a bit more than the followers. Rueda combinations and calls are similar enough around the world that a dancer in one country can go to another country and participate in a rueda dance there. RuedaWiki has compiled an extensive directory of rueda moves.
You certainly don’t have to know them all, but you should know the patterns that involve switching partners at the very least. Some basic movements that involve switching partners include directo, enchufla, p’arriba, prima(adios), dame and dame dos. If you know these moves then you won’t disrupt the flow of the rueda circle.
Rueda De Casino Dance
For moves you don’t know that don’t require switching partners, you can keep dancing the basic step until you hear a pattern called that you. Some basic turn patterns that don’t require switching partners are vacila, sombrero, exibela, guapea, and dile que no.
Dancer creativity has resulted in amazing variations in rueda. Various formations include rueda p’affuera, rueda llanta, rueda trebol, rueda dinamica, and rueda cruzad, just to name a few. Usually you only see advanced dancers dancing these formations at large conventions. Rueda llanta for example is a variation that creates two different circles one small and one large. Dancers can switch partners within the smaller circle or within the larger circle.
Here is a depiction of rueda llanta courtesy of RuedaStandard:
Rueda De Casino Moves
Where can I go to learn salsa rueda?
Any Cuban style salsa dance school teaches Rueda de Casino. There are also some really awesome festivals that focus on salsa rueda.
Visit these links to join rueda facebook groups to learn more:
Cincinnati Salsa All Events
Midwest Salsa Cubana Rueda Timba
I hope that you become as big a fan as I of salsa rueda de casino.
Come dance rueda with us at Salsa On The Square!
Una Bulla!
Robert Rice & Rachel Hrnyak, Cuban dance instructors. CubanSalsaCincinnati.com